Match holder



June 9, 1942. E. NORBUT MATCH HOLDER Filed Sept. 13, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 9, 1942 UNITED STATE i fiilfi-T OFFICE MATCH HOLDER Edward R. Norbut, Newark, N. J.

Application September 13, 1940, Serial No. 356,602

4 Claims.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a device of a simple but rigid construction adapted to be integrally connected to such objects as cigarette cases, ash trays, candlesticks, etc., where the use of one of these objects calls from time to time for use of matches.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a match-holder which will provide a space for folder type or, as they are called, book-type matches, that is paper stock matches which are provided in trade in cardboard folders or wrappers.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a holder which will not interfere in any way with the removal of separate matches from the book, so that the matches will be as easily accessible in the holder as if they were without any holder whatsoever.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a match-holder from which the book of matches once inserted cannot be pulled out as a whole, when only individual matches are being removed. This is accomplished by a sort of an interlockin arrangement, which shall be described hereinafter.

While I am showing in my drawings, to which I shall refer, the combination of my matchholder with a cigarette case and with a candlestick, it will be understood that the field of use of my match-holder is much broader and that it may enter into other combinations with equal readiness and equal usefulness.

I shall now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a matchholder of my construction.

Fig. 2 shows a detail of locking mechanism to keep the hinged part of the holder in place.

Fig. 3 shows a plan View of a cigarette case with a holder of my invention afiixed to the top of one of its covers.

Fig. shows a perspective view of a combination comprising a candlestick, an ash tray, and a match-holder of my construction.

Figs. 5 and 6 respectively, show fragmentary perspective views of cigarette cases with a holder of my invention disposed within each case.

Similar numerals refer to similar throughout the several views.

To describe the match-holder in detail, numeral Ill will indicate side walls thereof, said side walls being connected by a cross-bar I2, and having attached thereto, at their lower part, a bottom member I3 which is hinged to one side wall by hinge I5. Said member I3 is kept n parts to side walls II and are provided with lugs I9.

By means of the last mentioned lugs, my holder may be securely attached to cigarette cases or other similar objects. All that is necessary is to provide a cigarette case, for example, with correspondingly placed slots into which the lugs would fit in, whereuponthe slots would be turned at right angle to lie flat against the inner surface of the cover of the cigarette case. It is obvious, naturally, that these lugs are not a material part of my holder, but that my holdermay equally well be soldered or in some other suitable manner affixed to another object.

I shall now describe the manner in which the holder may be applied to use: A match book including matches 23, of the kind described above, and a cardboard folder thereon, may be inserted into the holder in the following manner: First, the bottom member I3 is unlocked on one side, that is, hook I1 is released from knob I6 and bottom member I3 is allowed to swing outwardly to a position I3a. shown in'Fig. 1. Then, the match book is thrust into the holder from the bottom, with the heads 23a of the matches 23 in the lead until, with respect to the holder,

' they have reached position shown in Fig, 2. It

is known that the cardboard folder is provided at one end with a chemically treated strip 24 on which individual matches may be struck. This strip is made to go over the top of the cross-bar I2. In this manner a locking engagement between the book of matches and my holder is effected so that subsequently, when separate matches are being torn out, the whole book of matches stays securely in the holder.

To prevent the match book from slipping out at the bottom, member I3 is brought back from position I3a to the position shown in Fig. l, whereupon it may be secured in place by means of hook IT. The flap 25, which is shown only in fragment and which is a component part of the cardboard folder, is free to be lifted up or brought down over the matches into engagement with the inner surface of the chemically treated strip 24, when it is frictionally retained in place between said strip 24 and the body of the matches 23. When all the matches have been used up, the bottom member may be again opened and the whole match book pulled out and discarded. Figs. 3, 5 and 6 show how the match-holder may be combined with a cigarette case. In Fig. 3 the cigarette case is indicated by numeral 28; in Fig. 5 by numeral 35, and in Fig. 6 by numeral 36. The match-holder in each figure is indicated by numeral 38. Numeral 39 indicates cigarettes.

The combination shown in Fig, 4 consists, as stated above, of a candlestick indicated generally by numeral 25, an ash tray indicated by numeral 26, and my match-holder 27 mounted upon said ash tray. pair of braces 23, which are disposed crosswise between side walls 34 and which add rigidity to my match-holder. Numeral 29 indicates a cigar rest. Numeral 32 indicates a handle. Numeral 30 indicates a base for the candlestick, and numeral 3| indicates a socket for a candle.

The drawings in Figs. 3 and 4 are given as illustrations of the combinations into which my match-holder may enter. It will be understood, however, that my invention does not rest so much in the combinations shown here, as in the construction of the match-holder which may be used not only in the combinations shown but also in many others.

I realize that some changes may be introduced in the construction of my match-holder without departing from the principle underlying my inventive thought. What I wish to claim is as follows:

1. In a holder for book-type matches, wherein the latter is provided with the customary striker strip at the front side of the base portion; comprising a pair of spaced side members, match book retention flanges extending inwardly from the upper edges of said side members, a cross bar interconnecting the upper edges of the side members adjacent their lower ends, and with which cross bar the striker strip of the match book overlies when the match book is positioned in the holder, and means extending parallel to and spaced from the cross bar and connecting the lower ends of the side members for engagement with the lower edge portion of the match book for locking the latter in the holder against outward sliding movement in a downward direction and for keeping the striker strip in interlocking exposed relation with said cross bar.

2. In a holder for book-type matches, wherein the latter is provided with the customary striker strip at the front side of the base portion; com- In this case, however, I am using a prising a pair of spaced side members, match book retention flanges extending inwardly from the upper edges of said side members, a cross bar interconnecting the upper edges of the side members adjacent their lower ends, and with which cross bar the striker strip of the match book overlies when the match book is positioned in the holder, and a bottom forming member movably connected with the lower extremities of the side members and extending thereacross in parallel spaced relation with respect to the cross bar, said bottom forming member engaging with the lower edge portion of the match book for locking the latter in the holder against outward sliding movement in a downward direction and for keeping the striker strip in interlocking exposed relation with said cross bar.

3. In a holder for book-type matches, wherein the latter is provided with the customary striker strip at the front side of the base portion; comprising a pair of spaced side members, match book retention flanges extending inwardly from the upper edges of said side members, a cross bar interconnecting the upper edges of the side members adjacent their lower ends, and with which cross bar the striker strip of the match book overlies when the match book is positioned in the holder, and a bottom forming member hingedly connected at one end to the lower extremity of one side member and extending across to the other side member and being detachably connected thereto, said bottom forming member being disposed in parallel spaced relation with respect to the cross bar and engaging with the 'lower edge portion of the match book for locking the latter in the holder against outward sliding movement in a downward direction and for keeping the striker strip in interlocking exposed relation with said cross bar.

4. In a holder for book-type matches, wherein the latter is provided with the usual striker strip at the front side of the base portion; comprising a pair of spaced side members, means for holding a match book between said side members, a cross bar interconnecting the upper edges of the side members at a point inwardly of the lower ends thereof, and means extending parallel to and spaced from the cross bar and connecting the lower ends of the side members for engagement with the lower edge of a match book inserted in the holder to hold the latter against outward sliding movement in a downward direction, and for keeping the striker strip in interlocking exposed relation with the upper face of the cross bar.

EDWARD R. NORBUT. 

